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From: henry@utzoo.UUCP (Henry Spencer)
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Subject: Re: 6 char externs and the ANSI standard
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Date: Tue, 13-Nov-84 14:58:57 EST
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Posted: Tue Nov 13 14:58:57 1984
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> Who actually uses lint?  ...

Most anybody who wants portable programs.  It's indispensable.

> I am actually curious how useful it is.  ... [Some of its complaints
> look silly.]

Very useful.  Even things that look "silly" sometimes have non-trivial
implications for portability, although it may just be that your code
*is* well-written and lint *is* being silly (which it is at times).
-- 
				Henry Spencer @ U of Toronto Zoology
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